I wish to know the logic of using word "YA" with Messenger of Allah Prophet Mohamed (saws).
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Dear Brother Burhan.
As Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa
Barakatuh.
I wish to know the logic of using word "YA" with Messenger of Allah
Prophet Mohamed (saws).
Ya Allah is a word which we say but in the case of Prophet Mohamed (saws) some
peoples says Ya Muhamed (saws) and some says Mohamed (saws) which is right the
word "Ya" should be used or shouldn`t be.
A friend of mine said me that "YA" is use for alive now can you
please conform what is right.
Also a part of this question i would also like
to ask its said that (shaheed) are always alive so is Prophet Mohamed (saws)
(shaheed)
and should we use "Ya" for (shaheed)
peoples also.
thanking you,
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Answer:
Using the term YA or O
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask
for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever
He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that
there is no one (no idol, no person, no
grave, no prophet, no imam, no dai,
nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad
(saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
The Arabic term Ya is synonymous to the English term of
address O, and is used when one is in direct correspondence or conversation with
someone assuming the one being addressed can hear and respond to his call.
Allah Subhanah is indeed the One Who is All-Hearing and
Ever-Living, and thus when one calls upon Him there is absolutely no harm in
stating: Ya Allah... If one uses the
term Ya (so and so). while addressing someone whom one is in direct
conversation, there is absolutely no harm.
But to address someone who is not in direct conversation
with the term Ya (so and so).., like someone who is far away or someone who
is dead would be absolutely incorrect usage of the term! To address someone who is far away or one who
is dead with the term Ya (so and so)., and assumes that the person has the
power to hear them and respond to their call would be to share an Exclusive
Attribute of the Majestic Lord of being the All-Hearing with someone in His
creation; and that would constitute a manifestation of the abomination of
shirk!
Your Question: Ya Allah is a word which we say but in the
case of Prophet Mohamed (saws) some peoples says Ya Muhamed (saws) and some
says Mohamed (saws) which is right the word "Ya" should be used or
shouldn`t be.
The Noble Messenger of Allah (saws) was a human being, and after living his
blessed life on earth for an appointed time, tasted death and was buried in his
blessed city of
It would be absolutely incorrect usage of the term Ya.
to call upon someone who is far away or dead; and if one uses this term of
address Ya (so and so). and believes that the person buried in his grave can
hear or respond to their invocation, then they would be guilty of sharing an
Exclusive Attribute of the Majestic Lord of being the All-Hearing with one in
His creation, and thus guilty of the abomination of shirk!
The Noble Messenger of Allah (saws) is dead and cannot
hear or respond to our invocations, thus it would be absolutely inappropriate
to address him (saws) by using the term of address Ya Mohamed (saws) or Ya
Rasool Allah (saws)!
Your Question: A friend of mine said me that
"YA" is use for alive now can you please conform what is right.
Your friend is absolutely right that the term of address Ya (so and so). can
only be used for one who is alive and is in direct conversation or can hear the
person who is addressing him.
Your Question: Also a part of this question i would also
like to ask its said that (shaheed) are always alive so is Prophet Mohamed
(saws) (shaheed) and should we use "Ya" for (shaheed) peoples also.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 2 Surah Baqarah
verse 154: And say not of those who are slain in the
way of Allah: "They are dead."
Nay they are living though ye perceive (it) not.
Allah Subhanah Declares that those who die as martyrs in
His Cause are alive with Him, but that life is not perceivable to mankind. But it is absolutely against the guidance of
the Quran and the Sunnah to believe that the martyrs have the power to hear
the invocation of the living after their martyrdom, or respond to their
call! Allah Subhanah Alone is the
All-Hearing, All-Living, and He Alone is the One Who has the Power to hear and
respond to the invocations of all in His creation.
The Noble Messenger of Allah (saws) did not die the death
of a martyr, but Allah Subhanah
Decreed that he (saws) die a normal death on his death bed. Thus it is incorrect belief that the
Messenger of Allah (saws) died the death of a martyr.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to
Allahs Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only
Source of Strength.
Your Brother in Islam,
Burhan